Triple Divide Peak (Montana)

Triple Divide Peak
Triple Divide Peak, east aspect
Highest point
Elevation8,025 ft (2,446 m)[1]
Prominence180 ft (55 m)[1]
Parent peakNorris Mountain[1]
ListingMountains in Flathead County
Mountains in Glacier County
Coordinates48°34′23″N 113°31′00″W / 48.57306°N 113.51667°W / 48.57306; -113.51667[2]
Geography
Triple Divide Peak is located in Montana
Triple Divide Peak
Triple Divide Peak
Location in Montana
Triple Divide Peak is located in the United States
Triple Divide Peak
Triple Divide Peak
Location in the United States
LocationFlathead County, Montana, Glacier County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeLewis Range
Topo map(s)USGS Mount Stimson, MT
A map of North American drainage basins/divides. Triple Divide Peak is noted at the juncture of the primary North American Continental Divide (red) and Laurentian (green) divides.

Triple Divide Peak (8,025 feet or 2,446 metres) is located in the Lewis Range, part of the Rocky Mountains in North America. The peak is a feature of Glacier National Park in the state of Montana in the United States.[3] The summit of the peak, the hydrological apex of the North American continent, is the point where two of the principal continental divides in North America converge, the Continental Divide of the Americas and the Northern or Laurentian Divide.

  1. ^ a b c "Triple Divide Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
  2. ^ "Triple Divide Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
  3. ^ "Triple Divide Peak, Montana" (Map). TopoQuest (USGS Quad). Retrieved 2010-08-22.